有卦(うけ)とは、陰陽道で幸運が七年間続くという年回りのことです。清方と妻、長女が有卦に入ったことを祝して描かれた作品です。
Celebrating Our Uke or Positive Turn of Fate (1918)
color on paper; hanging scroll
32.0 x 44.6 cm
In
onmyōdō (yin-yang divination),
uke refers to seven continuous years of good fortune. This work celebrates the
uke of Kiyokata, his wife, and first daughter upon entering that cycle of good fortune.
